Open Thread – Weekend 30 Nov 2024

Sancho Panzer

November 30, 2024 12:16 am

Tap, tap.
Is this thing on?

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Steve trickler

November 30, 2024 12:30 am

Best version of Knockin on heavens door – With Mark Knopfler

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Zulu Kilo Two Alpha

November 30, 2024 12:49 am

“Sliante’ to all you mob.

Reading George Victor’s excellent book on Pearl Harbor – rubbishing some of the more extreme of the conspiracy myths.

Seems the Dutch “Black Chamber ” in the Netherlands East Indies – now Indonesia – were reading the Japanese codes as early as 1935..”

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Muddy

November 30, 2024 1:10 am

I acknowledge the traditional custodian of this blog …
I also demand reparations from insomnia.
Always was, always will be … Muddy.

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Pogria

November 30, 2024 1:22 am

Cinq. 😀

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Muddy

November 30, 2024 1:29 am

Apparently First Nayshuns cryptanalysts broke the code between the Sirius and the Admiralty just three days before the Not-the-First-Fleet arrived, but the Nayshunal Navy’s only available capital ship, the aging battle cruiser Wunkanoo, was in drydock after a collision with a dugong. The rest, as they say, is yet-to-be-fabricated history.

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Muddy

November 30, 2024 1:36 am

Warning: This blog may contain images and representations of people who are dead inside.

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Black Ball

November 30, 2024 3:34 am

Trouble a the mill, Herald Sun:

A planned review by former Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has been canned after it was revealed delays in the review process meant he would not be able to take part.
In a statement on Friday the MSO also announced that chairman David Li and three fellow directors would be stepping down as part of “an orderly process of board renewal”.
It was also revealed that the MSO had reached a settlement with sacked managing director Sophie Galaise on Friday who had lodged a Fair Work complaint.
It is believed the complexities surrounding the claim with Ms Galaise had led to the reviews delay, which has now, in turn, led to Garrett stepping down from his role.
“The MSO intended that musician and former Federal Arts Minister the Hon Peter Garrett AM would lead the review,” the company statement read.
“Unfortunately, due to the delays in progressing the review arising from legal action commenced against the MSO, Mr Garrett is no longer available to lead the review because of pre-existing commitments.
“The MSO is deeply appreciative of Mr Garrett’s willingness to support this process.?
The review was ordered by the MSO board after they fired Ms Galaise following a chaotic reaction to onstage remarks by pianist Jayson Gillham.
Gillham accused Israel of deliberately killing Palestinian journalists which led to the MSO cancelling his remaining performances.
“Over the last 10 months, Israel has killed more than one hundred Palestinian journalists,” Gillham claims to have said.
“A number of these have been targeted assassinations of prominent journalists as they were travelling in marked press vehicles or wearing their press jackets.”
Gillham has since launched legal action against the Orchestra to defend artists rights to perform “without fear of censorship” and that the MSO had discriminated against his political views.
The dispute has now been resolved.